Relationships with Other species in the Wild

The African harrier-hawk, lizard buzzard and palm-nut vulture tend to be competitors of the grey parrots, feeding on oil palm trees. It is like a movie watching them puffing out their feathers, making scaring calls and loud noises whenever greys meet these birds in a tree.

Viellots’ black weavers, grey-headed nigritas and common bulbuls are friendly users of the same tree, feeding mostly on what is left after the parrots have fed.

The red-legged sun squirrel causes a little threat to the grey parrots feeding in the same tree, however, greys, of course, manage to chase the squirrels away.

A typical day in the Life of a Grey Parrot 

 

A grey parrot’s day is determined by the weather; on a good day, parrots wake up from the roost and link up with others to determine their flyways and where to find food. They fly in pairs/flocks to the feeding sites, mostly in the community. They feed in the morning and have a little rest in the afternoon as they wait for the evening to have their last meals before flying back to the forest for the night.

Sounds of the Grey Parrot

Grey parrots communicating before feeding while perched in the higher tree canopy

Grey parrots communicating before feeding while perched in the higher tree canopy

Kahonda village, first time hearing Greys call in this village

Two Greys recorded in the park, calling higher in tree canopy early mornings

Nick trying to mimic Grey parrots in the wild, as they reply back

Grey parrots in the wild can also mimic human beings

Grey parrots communicating before feeding while perched in the higher tree canopy